The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
SENSIBLE POOLING.
A Deceptive Way of Getting the Sort
Of Vaccination Wanted.

From the Boston Post.
heard in q downtown Office yesterday a
tale which recalls Hawthorne's story of the
man who went out for walk one evening
after saying good-by to his wife, and did
not return for twenty years, which he spent
in house on the ad joining street. 1t seems
that citizen Of Boston, whose name, If
should give il, would be recognized at once
by many Of my readers found himself last
spring in a very worn and nervous con-
ditioD. II seemed TO he absolutely necessary
that he should go somewhere where it
would be impossible for letters or kilograms
OF business to annoy him. The family ply
stefan suggested a trip to Europe, and his
wife, protesting her willingness to stay at
home and look after the large family of chill
dren, the merchant for such he was, appar-
emily acquieSced He stipulated that no
one should see him off, and that no letters
should be expected from him. but, instead,
he promised TO send ''cablegram" twice
week to his wife. The fact was that he had
horror Of the sea voyage and had secretly
resolved to crafty homesick desire of re-
visiting alone-which he never would have
been allowed to do under ordinary circum-
stances-the village in a northern New Eng
land region where his childhood was spent.
However, he engaged passage in White
Star steamer. and, after an atfectlonate
farewell to both his wife and children,
started for New York. He stayed in that
city just long enough to make sure that his
name was on the passenger list OF the steam
ship. and to arrange for series OF
half-weekly "cablegrams" from Liverpool,
London. Paris. Lucerne. etc, to his wife,
and departed for the country.
The trick was certainly cruel one, but
the mans mental condition was so morbid
and perverted that | think he must be held
partly excusable Some admiration Is also
excited by the neatness with which the plan
was carried out Prayers were duly offered
in an Episcopal church for "a person gone
to sea :" his friends noted with satisfaction
the quick arrival of the steamer in which he
was supposed TO have sailed, and the tele
grams that bis wife received every few days,
announcing his continued improvement in
health, were a great source OF satisfaction
to her. In fact however, her husband was
rusticating under an assumed name at a
little tavern in his native village. He
bought horse, rode about the country, re-
viving old recollections, and breathing in
rest and strength from the pure mountain
air.
The denoument was, of course, the most
difficult part of the affair He had intended
at first to keep up the delusion to the very
end, and ostensiblJ return from the foreign
tour laden with European presents, pur
chased in New York But as his nerves re-
covered their wonted tone, and his thoughts
began to be less engrossed with himself, the
instinct of honesty reasserted itself and he
determined to make a full confession. He
had kept informed by some means of the
whereabouts and condition of his wife and
children, and, accordingly, he was able to
surprise them one day last week by riding
calmly into the seaside village where they
were staying, and dlsmounting, bronZed
and healthy, in the bosom of his family. A
good deal of explanation was necessary, and
there was some shame on one side and some
wounded feelings on the other; but, upon the
principle that ''all's well that ends well, the
affair was amicablY settled